Taster

Nose: Mature. Sweet almond, cigar box, fried banana, honey and coal dust\rsmokiness. Musk like.

Palate: Waxy, sweet and lifted. Smoothly textured with some melted chocolate, sweet orange and honeyed underpinned by cereal, herbs.

Finish: Sweet with tropical fruits and dying fire.

Comment: Strangely similar to a golden rum - albeit a smoky one.

Score: 8.1

Taster

Nose: Dried leaves and herbs, burnt bracken, heather. Aromatic, with a prickle of\rapricot skin. Melting brown sugar.

Palate: Fruity and juicy. Plenty of soft fruit, hints of peach, mango, then moving\rinto gentle spices.

Finish: Lush and aromatic, then drying.

Comment: A quiet talking dram for those contemplative moments.

Score: 8.4